Matt Barrow wrote:
"gatt" wrote in message
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"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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It is the oil companies that are doing the stiffing.
Bull **** in spades.

Oil Companies have averaged 12-15 cents profit on each gallon;
Meanwhile, quarter after quarter they're making the highest profits in the
history of human civilization, while the national economy--not to mention
GA itself--slowly bleed out due to high costs of transportation.

There are several industries with higher profit margins; they just don't
have the volume or the breath of market. Exxon pumped something like 250
billion gallons last year.

BTW, while the oil companies make 12-15 cents, take a look at the government
take:

Federal rate of 18.4 cents/gallon and the states (Excise & Other) at 18
(Montana) to
64 cents (NY), 60.1 (Hawaii), California (60.0) per gallon.

The average tax on gas is 45.9 cent/gallon (Federal & State) as of last fall
(2005).

And don't give that BS about government using it for infrastructure; our
roads are deteriorating since half goes into the general funds and the
remainder goes largerly to politically connected pork projects.

So who is doing the bleeding?

Here's a dollar: buy a clue.

I think the future of general aviation belongs to diesel. I've been
doing a little research on the Thielert 172/182 and the economics of it
are compelling. You're talking about the difference between ~17.5 gph
and ~11.5 gph on a 182...and the diesel has seventy percent fewer moving
parts in it.

There's also significant concern about the ongoing availability of 100LL.

So...all I have to do is sell my wife on the idea of buying a Thielert
172 with a glass panel.

Fat chance.